re: PREVIEW: "Saving Mr. Banks" - Tom Hanks as Walt Disney (Merged)

Originally Posted by Bongo

Is it bad that the first thing I want to talk about is the railroad that has less than a second in the clip?

It's absolutely not bad! One of the things all of us Disneyland fans are going to notice and discuss is anything in this movie that's an anachronism -- and rightly so. Given Disney's access to every detail of how Disneyland looked during that period, and the capabilities of today's CGI, they'll be rightfully raked over the coals if they don't get the park's period details correct.

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re: PREVIEW: "Saving Mr. Banks" - Tom Hanks as Walt Disney (Merged)

Ignoring all the visual contemporary cues that are sure to break the suspension of time-period disbelief, my primary concern is that the audience will be too tied-up trying to ignore that Tom Hanks is Tom Hanks to become invested in the story. He is one of my favorite modern-day actors and a remarkable producer to boot, but I don't hear Walt when I watch this trailer.

re: PREVIEW: "Saving Mr. Banks" - Tom Hanks as Walt Disney (Merged)

Well....I can already tell this movie is going to be spit right down the middle....many people will not be able to see past Tom Hanks and will see little things that were not in the 1050s......others like my self are there for a fun ride based loosely on history

re: PREVIEW: "Saving Mr. Banks" - Tom Hanks as Walt Disney (Merged)

Actually, this turned out much better than I anticipated. It looks like it will be an entertaining movie. I love the idea of Hanks as Walt recreating segments from the Disneyland TV show. Also love that shot of him at the Disneyland main gate. Awesome!

re: PREVIEW: "Saving Mr. Banks" - Tom Hanks as Walt Disney (Merged)

re: PREVIEW: "Saving Mr. Banks" - Tom Hanks as Walt Disney (Merged)

My take on Hanks' performance in the trailer -- speaking as someone who grew up watching Walt every Wednesday night (then Friday night, then Sunday night), and who has been a Tom Hanks fan since Big -- is that I'm seeing and hearing Walt's physical and speech mannerisms woven well with those of Hanks. Which to me is as it should be. Like Holbrook's Twain, Whitmore's Roosevelt or Hopkins' Nixon, it's valid for an actor to perform in pas de deux with the historical character he is depicting (i.e. depiction is as dramatically valid as duplication).

My overall gut reaction to the trailer is that this film has Hit written all over it. I suspect it will appeal to audiences far beyond Disney fandom.

"With the acquisition of Marvel and now of Lucasfilm,
Disney may have finally found the grail. You don't need
imagination or art. All you need is a brand."
- Neil Gabler

re: PREVIEW: "Saving Mr. Banks" - Tom Hanks as Walt Disney (Merged)

Originally Posted by Erik Olson

Ignoring all the visual contemporary cues that are sure to break the suspension of time-period disbelief, my primary concern is that the audience will be too tied-up trying to ignore that Tom Hanks is Tom Hanks to become invested in the story. He is one of my favorite modern-day actors and a remarkable producer to boot, but I don't hear Walt when I watch this trailer.

re: PREVIEW: "Saving Mr. Banks" - Tom Hanks as Walt Disney (Merged)

^ I usually can't stand trailers that give away the whole film. But in this case, where everyone knows how the story will end (Poppins gets made Walt's way and becomes a megahit), the pitch is Walt and Travers duking it out. To that end the trailer works well for me -- it reminded me of classic Tracy/Hepburn chemistry (but without the romance).

Last edited by Mr Wiggins; 07-11-2013 at 06:35 PM.

"With the acquisition of Marvel and now of Lucasfilm,
Disney may have finally found the grail. You don't need
imagination or art. All you need is a brand."
- Neil Gabler